Using public records, here's how we reported on Flock's web of cameras

Cincinnati Enquirer investigated how Flock Safety’s roadside license-plate cameras are being used across the region, using public records requests to examine contracts, camera locations and department policies. Over several weeks, the outlet sought information from law enforcement agencies across Cincinnati’s metropolitan counties and Northern Kentucky, but it says many pushed back—particularly regarding camera locations and Flock audit logs. Ohio city attorneys argued those details are protected as security infrastructure or confidential law-enforcement records. The report notes Ohio lawmakers added in the 2025 appropriations bill an exemption for “images and data captured by an automated license plate recognition system,” and cites legal criticism that municipalities may use the narrow exception to limit oversight. It says records from 106 departments show Flock is the default camera system for all but two agencies.